Bottle-capping machine



J. A. VALTIN.

BOTTLE CAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1920.

1,362,904, Patented Dec. 21,1920.

Wilma/o0 GU01 11 2 a JOSEPH A. VAIEIN, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE-CAPPING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

Application filed July 6, 1920. Serial No. 394,139.

[0 all whom 2'15 may concern.

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. VALTIN, a citizen of the United States, {residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle- Capping Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an lmproved machine for placing caps upon bottles and for straightening or spreading the crnnped edge portion of a used cap so that the cap may be again used.

One object of the inventlon is to provide a machine so constructed that the cap may be very easily pressed into place without danger of the bottle being broken or of the top being pressed upon the neck of the bottle to a greater extent than deslred.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this machine that the used cap may be spread but at the same time limited in 1ts spreading and thus prevented from belng flattened.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this machine that the lever which carries the cap engaging block may be adjustably and pivotally mounted and thus the lever moved and properly positioned according to the height of the bottle.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showmg the device in use, and

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional View showing the lever swung upwardly as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1 for spreading a cap which has previously been used and which is to be again used.

This bottle capping device is provided with a bracket having a base plate 1 which fits against a wall or other support and is secured by removable fasteners such as screws 2. Arms 3 which extend longitudinally of the base plate 1, extend outwardly therefrom and are provided with openings 4 which are positioned in opposed relation so that the lever 5 may be pivotally mounted by means of a pin 6 which extends through a selected set of the openings 4:. It will thus be seen that the lever may be adjustably mounted and properly positioned according to the size of the bottle 7 upon which the cap 8 is to be placed. This cap will be engaged by a block 9 when the lever is swung downwardly by means of the handle 10 and the cap will be forced down upon the usual bead provided at the neck of the bottle. The block 9 has its under face cut to provide a pocket 11 into which the cap will fit when clamping the cap down upon the bottle and this cap has its side walls converging inwardly so that as the block is forced into tight engagement with the cap, the edge portions of the cap will be pressed inwardly and thus brought into tight clamping engagement with the bottle neck. This block has its upper end portion cut to provide a reduced end portion 12 which will constitute a wedge for fitting into a cap which has been placed in the socket 13 and spreading the cap. It should be noted that the wedge is so shaped with respect to the cap that it may be readily forced into the same and thus spread the side walls of the cap and the walls of the socket 13 are so shaped that the cap may be spread only a certain amount and may not be flattened. Therefore, there will be no danger of the cap being spread beyond a desired amount.

lVhen this device is in use, the lever is pivotally mounted by the pin 6 which will be passed through a selected set of the openings 4 according to the size of the bottles which are to be capped. The bottles to be capped will be placed upon a table or other support 14 and the cap placed upon the upper end of the bottle neck. The lever will then be swung downwardly so that the block will engage the cap with the cap fitting into the pocket 11. Further pressure will cause the cap to be forced down upon the neck of the bottle and tightly clamped about the same. If it is desired to spread a cap so that it can be placed upon the bottle, it is simply necessary to place the cap in the pocket 13 and then swing the lever upwardly so that the tapered end portion 12 of the block will fit into the cap and force the walls of the cap outwardly. It will thus be seen that the device may be used both for spreading old caps so that they may be again used and for forcing caps onto the bottles. The block 9 may be stationary upon the lever 5 or it may be adjustable thereon and releasably held in an adjusted position by means of the set-screw 15. If the block is stationary upon the lever, the lever must be mounted in the upper set of openings 4.- when spreading caps, but

erate and which will comprise a comparatively few number of parts.

I claim:

1. A bottle capping machine comprising a bracket having arms extending therefrom and provided with openings positioned in alinement, a lever having its inner end extending between the arms of the bracket, a pin extending through the openings of the arms and through an opening formed in the inner end of the lever to pivotally mount the lever, a ring formed upon the bracket to provide a socket having inwardly converging walls, and a block upon the lever, the upper end portion of the block being reduced to provide tapering end portion constituting a wedge for fitting into a cap positioned in the pocket of the bracket.

2. A bottle capping machine comprising a bracket, a lever pivotally and removably connected with the bracket, the bracket having a socket provided with inwardly converging side walls, and a block adjustably carried by the lever and having its upper end portion reduced to provide a wedge for fitting into the pocket of the bracket.

A bottle capping machine comprising a bracket including a socket, a lever pivotally connected with the bracket, and a block carried by the lever and having one end portion adapted for fitting into the socket of the bracket for spreading the walls of a bottle cap placed in the socket.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH A. VALTIN. 

